Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3991 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַאֲפֵלְיָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | prol. feminine of H3990 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ma'phelyah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mah-af-ay-leh-yaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. opaqueness |
| KJV Renderings: | darkness. |
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מַאְפֵּלְיָה noun feminine deep darkness (= מַאֲפֵל יָהּ according to Thes MV compare Song 8:6 שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָה; but Ew§ 165 b & on Jer 2:31 reads מַאְפִּלִיָה feminine of [מאפלי], derived from Hiph`il Participle; compare Sta§ 302 b מַאְפְּלִיָּה; JägerBAS 471 thinks this יָה an enclitic particle of emphasis, & compare Assyrian) — only ׳ אֶרֶץ מ Jer 2:31 figurative of ׳ י in dealing with his people (|| מִרְבָּר).
אֶפְלָל see below פלל . p. 813.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
